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Captante

Lifer
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FYI cherry tomatoes were developed specifically for their long shelf life, *not* for taste.


Fresh tomato's of ANY kind right off a living vine blow the daylights out of anything you'll find in a grocery store.

The ones my Dad grew when I was a kid were like crack they were so delicious and cherry tomatoes in particular were sweet almost like candy ... wish I had some now lol!
 
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Lifer
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Fresh tomato's of ANY kind right off a living vine blow the daylights out of anything you'll find in a grocery store.

The ones my Dad grew when I was a kid were like crack they were so delicious and cherry tomatoes in particular were sweet almost like candy ... wish I had some now lol!

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i did not consider that and i realize i was a bit stupid.

Right, let me rephrase my previous statements. Of the tomatoes available for sale in normal commerical outlets, cherry tomatoes are the ones i like the least.

Here in the UK pretty much all tomatoes are horrible, so we need to focus on those few which are slightly less horrible than the rest.
I guess if you could grow your own, in a good climate, then cherry toms would be far better. I'm still not a fan of that "crunch" but i imagine they would be better than what i was imagining previously.
 
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Scarpozzi

Lifer
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i did not consider that and i realize i was a bit stupid.

Right, let me rephrase my previous statements. Of the tomatoes available for sale in normal commerical outlets, cherry tomatoes are the ones i like the least.

Here in the UK pretty much all tomatoes are horrible, so we need to focus on those few which are slightly less horrible than the rest.
I guess if you could grow your own, in a good climate, then cherry toms would be far better. I'm still not a fan of that "crunch" but i imagine they would be better than what i was imagining previously.
There really is a sweetness to them. Even a few days off the vine, they aren't quite as good. When I buy them in grocery stores, I try to buy the ones still on the vine vs the ones that were put in the plastic containers.

Try growing them in a pot...who knows, they may do well if they get enough sun.
 
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